Part XXI - Nephrology

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List the children to be selected for assessing renal function. Briefly Discuss the tests used to assess the renal function in children (DNB 2004/1)3+75572004
Outline the development of glomerular filtration. Outline the methods for evaluating GFR in children (DNB 2008/1)105572008
a) Structure of glomerulus with diagrammatic representation b) What are the Glomerular changes in rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis? (DNB 2016/1)6+45572016
Anatomy and functions of nephron (DNB 2018/2)45572018
Draw diagram of nephron (DNB 2019/2)35572019
A 3 year old child was brought for Hematuria. Discuss the differential diagnosis and management (DNB 1994/2)255581994
Diagnosis and management of recurrent Hematuria (DNB 1996/1)125581996
Evaluation of a child with Hematuria (DNB 1997/1)155581997
Outline the differential diagnosis of an abdominal lump with hematuria in a 3-year-old child. Describe its investigations and treatment (DNB 2009/2)3+3+45582009
Write the common causes and differential diagnosis of gross symptomatic hematuria. Provide an algorithm for its laboratory and radiological evaluation (DNB 2010/2)2+2+65582010
Outline the causes of red coloured urine. Provide an approach for evaluation of a child with headache (DNB 2011/1)3+75582011
Causes of recurrent hematuria (DNB 2017/1)55582017
Management of 5-year-old child presenting with 1st episode of hematuria (DNB 2019/1) 55582019
Approach to child with gross hematuria (DNB 2019/2)55582019
Causes of hematuria in children (DNB 2024/1)55582024
Approach to a child with hematuria (DNB 2024/1)55582024
Investigating a child with hematuria (DCH 2024/1)55582024
Discuss the pathogenesis, clinical features and management of acute PSGN (DNB 2008/1)105592008
Enumerate the complications of acute post streptococcal glomerulonephritis. Describe their management in brief (DNB 2010/2)3+75592010
Etiopathogenesis of RPGN (DNB 2017/2)65592017
Diagnosis and management of a child with suspected post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (DNB 2024/1)55592024
Diagnostic features of HUS (DNB 1993/2)155601993
HUS- etiopathogenesis and diagnosis (DNB 1998/1)155601998
Classify Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome. Discuss its pathogenesis, clinical features and management (DNB 2013/2)2+3+3+25602013
Classification, etiopathogenesis and management of hemolytic uremic syndrome (DNB 2016/1)3+4+35602016
Management of HUS (DNB 2017/2)45602017
Diagnosis and management of hemolytic uremic syndrome (DNB 2020/1)55602020
Pathogenesis and management of hemolytic uremic syndrome (DNB 2022/2)55602022
Etiopathogenesis of Hemolytic Uremic syndrome (HUS) (DNB 2023/2)55602023
Management of HUS (DNB 2023/2)55602023
Discuss the pathology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of infantile polycystic kidney (DNB 2011/2)2+2+3+35632011
Proteinuria (DNB 1996/2)155661996
Persistent asymptomatic proteinuria (DNB 1998/2)155661998
Persistent asymptomatic proteinuria (DNB 2007/1)105662007
Indication of kidney biopsy in a child with massive proteinuria (DNB 2018/1)45662018
Relapse in Nephrotic Syndrome (DNB 1994/1)155671994
What factors will you consider in deciding the prognosis of a child with Nephrotic syndrome (DNB 1995/1)155671995
Pathophysiology of Nephrotic Syndrome (DNB 1996/2)105671996
Enumerate the principles of management of Idiopathic Nephrotic syndrome (DNB 1998/2)105671998
Frequently relapsing steroid resistant Nephrotic Syndrome (DNB 2003/2)155672003
What factors help you to clinically decide non-minimal nature of Nephrotic Syndrome? Enumerate the steps to test urine for albumin using heat methods (DNB 2005/1)105672005
Write the management of a 6-year-old child with Nephrotic syndrome who is frequently relapsing. Enumerate complications that can occur (DNB 2006/2)105672006
Management of steroid dependent nephrotic syndrome (DNB 2007/2)105672007
Describe the diagnostic approach and management in a case of frequently relapsing and steroid dependent nephritic syndrome (DNB 2009/2)4+65672009
Management of steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome (DNB 2010/1)105672010
Define steroid dependent and frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome. Describe management of an 8-year-old child with frequent relapsing nephrotic syndrome (DNB 2011/1)2+2+65672011
Enumerate the causes of SRNS and discuss its management (DNB 2014/2)4+65672014
Outline management of steroid resistant nephritic syndrome (DNB 2015/2)55672015
Management of steroid resistant and steroid dependent nephritic syndrome (DNB 2016/1)5+55672016
Treatment of steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome (DNB 2017/1)55672017
What is the pathogenesis of oedema in nephrotic syndrome? (DNB 2018/1)55672018
Treatment of steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome (DNB 2018/1)55672018
Treatment options of steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome (DNB 2018/2)55672018
Immunomodulator therapy in nephrotic syndrome (DNB 2019/1)55672019
Steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome (DNB 2020/2)55672020
Advances in management of Steroid Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome (DNB 2022/1)55672022
Management of relapse of nephrotic syndrome (DNB 2022/2)55672022
Dietary therapy in nephrotic syndrome (DNB 2023/1)55672023
Management of steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) (DNB 2023/1)55672023
Diagnosis and treatment of steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome (DNB 2023/2)55672023
Steroid sparing agents in nephrotic syndrome (DNB 2024/1)55672024
Complications of nephrotic syndrome (DCH 2024/1)55672024
Diagnosis and management of RTA (DNB 1992/2)155691992
Classify types of RTA and their management principles (DNB 2002/1)155692002
Outline the treatment of renal tubular acidosis (DNB 2004/2)2+4+45692004
Pathogenesis, clinical features and management of Distal Renal Tubular disorder (DNB 2007/2)105692007
Enumerate renal tubular functions and describe the tests to evaluate tubular disorders for the proximal tubule. How will you treat a child with proximal renal tubular acidosis? (DNB 2014/1)3+4+35692014
Diagnosis and management of Distal renal tubular acidosis (DNB 2016/1)55692016
Laboratory derangements in Fanconi syndrome (DNB 2021/1)55692021
Renal tubular acidosis (DCH 2023/2)55692023
Diagnosis and management of renal tubular acidosis (DNB 2024/2)55692024
Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus (DNB 1998/2)155701998
Discuss etiopathogenesis, clinical manifestations and management of Bartter Syndrome (DNB 2013/2)55712013
Biochemical and endocrinal changes in CRF (DNB 1993/1)155721993
Describe the pathogenesis of CRF and outline important principles in the management of such a case (DNB 1995/2)255721995
What are the causes of ARF in children? How will you investigate such a case? Discuss management (DNB 1997/1)255721997
Renal replacement therapy in ESRD (DNB 2000/1)155722000
Peritoneal dialysis (DNB 2003/1)155722003
What are the causes of acute renal failure in a 4-year-old child. How will you investigate such a case? Discuss the management of acute renal failure (DNB 2004/2)4+3+35722004
Outline the etiopathogenesis of ARF in children. Discuss Briefly the management (DNB 2005/1)5+55722005
List the causes of renal failure in a 3-month old child. Discuss the clinical features, laboratory diagnosis and treatment of acute renal failure in children. Discuss the indications of renal biopsy in children (DNB 2006/1)105722006
Renal replacement therapy (DNB 2006/1)105722006
Discuss renal replacement therapy (DNB 2007/1)105722007
Discuss the etiology of cortical necrosis in newborns and older children, separately. State the most important clinical manifestations of cortical injury and factors governing prognosis (DNB 2008/1)105722008
What is acute renal failure? List the common causes leading to it. Tabulate the laboratory indices used to differentiate pre-renal and intrinsic acute renal failure. Outline the medical management of acute renal failure (DNB 2008/1)105722008
Discuss the role of recombinant human erythropoietin therapy (indication, dose, aim, precaution, benefits and complications) in management of chronic renal failure. List reasons of resistance to such therapy (DNB 2008/1)105722008
Define renal osteodystrophy. Enumerate its clinical features and outline the management (DNB 2009/2)2+3+55722009
Write short notes on: (DNB 2013/1) 5+5 a. Pediatric RIFLE criteria for acute kidney injury b. Urinary indices in acute renal failure5722013
Define Chronic kidney Disease (CKD) and its stages. What are the clinical manifestations of CKD. Outline its treatment (DNB 2013/2)3+4+35722013
Pathophysiology, causes, clinical features and management of acute renal failure (DNB 2017/1)55722017
Renal osteodystrophy (DNB 2018/2)55722018
Investigations and management of AKI (DNB 2019/2)75722019
Renal osteodystrophy (DNB 2020/1)55722020
Medical management of acute renal failure and indications of dialysis (DNB 2021/1)55722021
Diagnostic tests and management for renal artery stenosis (DNB 2021/1)55722021
Renal biopsy - Indications (DNB 2021/2)55722021
Describe Renal Anginal Index and its scoring (DNB 2022/1)55722022
AKI (DCH 2023/2)55722023
Renal angina index (DCH 2023/2)55722023
Management of chronic kidney disease (DNB 2023/2)55722023
Define acute kidney injury. What is KDIGO Staging for acute kidney injury? (DNB 2024/1)55722024
Define chronic kidney disease and outline its management in pediatric population (DNB 2024/2)55722024
Management of Frequently Relapsing Nephrotic Syndrome (FRNS) in a child (DNB 2025/1)55672025
Mechanism of tubular reabsorption in kidneys (with diagram) (DNB 2025/1)55682025
Diagnosis and management of renal tubular acidosis (DNB 2024/2)55692024
Investigations to differentiate proximal and distal renal tubular acidosis (DNB 2025/1)55692025
Definition and management of chronic kidney disease in children (DNB 2024/2)55722024

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